What Do Evangelicals Believe About Politics?

Has evangelical political involvement been productive? Should evangelicals stay the course politically?

Christianity Today May 1, 2000

Illustration by Rose Zgodzinski

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Today’s list of new books about Christians and political involvement also has several related links.The September 6, 1999 issue of Christianity Today asked ” Is the Religious Right Finished?” Paul Weyrich, Ralph Reed, Cal Thomas, Jerry Falwell, Don Eberly, James Dobson, and Charles Colson answer.

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